Under general supervision, an employee in this class performs professional work in performing office and field audits of financial and accounting records in a municipal jurisdiction, department or contractor. The incumbent is responsible for solving a variety of auditing problems through the application of generally accepted governmental auditing standards, and the work requires independent judgment in solving technical auditing problems in accordance with those standards. Supervision may be exercised over a number of employees in the auditor trainee, account clerical and general clerical series. Work is reviewed by a professional or administrative supervisor through conferences and report critiques. **Does related work as required.
GENERAL OVERVIEW:Performs office and field audits of financial and accounting records within the Parks Department and its' contracted licensee's. The incumbent is responsible for solving a variety of auditing problems through the application of generally accepted governmental auditing standards, and the work requires independent judgment in solving technical auditing problems in accordance with those standards.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:- Conducts regular audits of agency or departmental accounts as a resident auditor or as a member of an auditing team;
- Verifies receipts and disbursements in accordance with prescribed audit procedures and examines for compliance with laws and regulations;
- Performs field audits of departmental, financial, and accounting records to insure compliance with legal provisions, uniform system of accounts and accepted financial administration;
- Observes and evaluates effectiveness of internal accounting procedures and controls;
- Prepares audit reports and makes recommendations for changes and improvements in accordance with findings;
- May supervise a number of personnel in the account clerical and general clerical series engaged in maintaining fiscal records.
*This position does
not offer relocation assistance at this time**Sponsorship is
not available for this role
Annual Salary: $50,634.00 OPEN COMPETITIVEMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSGraduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree, which includes, or is supplemented by, at least twenty-four (24) credits in Accounting, and two (2) years of experience as an accountant or auditor.
Possession of a New York State license as a Certified Public Accountant may be substituted for two (2) years of experience as an accountant or auditor.NOTES:Bookkeeping experience will NOT be credited towards meeting the above minimum qualifications.
This role is a Provisional AppointmentA provisional appointment, which occurs only in the competitive class, is a temporary appointment to a position for which no eligible list exists or for which an eligible list exists with fewer than three candidates who are willing to accept the position. In order to become permanent, the employee who is provisionally appointed must take the next examination for the position in question. The appointment to the position is then made from among the three highest scoring passing candidates who indicate their willingness to accept the position. Civil Service law does not compel the appointing authority to choose the provisional employee should he or she be one of the three candidates.
Additional details regarding a Provisional Appointment can be reviewed at:BENEFITS SNAPSHOT• Suffolk County Deferred Compensation Plan, www.scdeferredcomp.org• Qualifying employees will be eligible to participate in the County's Health Benefits plan, www.EMPH.org• Dental, Vision, Legal and Prescription reimbursement coverage for eligible employees, www.scmebf.org• Tuition Reimbursement• NY State Employees Retirement System • Two (2) weeks paid vacation during the first year of employment (accrued)• Thirteen (13) days per year sick leave (accrued)• Four (4) personal days per year, prorated during first and last year of service, one day per quarter.Suffolk County's Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity:- Our focus is to promote, support, and implement the County-wide diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
- We achieve results in all our responsibilities through the use of diversity and inclusion best practices.
- We maintain a familiarity with Diversity & Inclusion trends and best practices.
Suffolk County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.